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Board approves multiple budget revisions and reports, including $90,337 school sales-tax allocation
Summary
The board approved carry-forward of FY25 funds to FY26, a $90,337 Cherokee County Schools Article 40/42 sales tax allocation for capital expenditures, and several smaller budget actions including equipment purchases and grant acceptance.
At its Aug. 18 meeting, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved a package of budget and finance items including carry-forward funds, school sales-tax use, equipment purchases and grant acceptance.
A motion to approve a carry-forward of FY25 funds into the FY26 budget passed unanimously. The board also approved a $90,337 budget revision to allow Cherokee County Schools to use Article 40/42 sales-tax funds for various capital expenditures.
Separately, the board approved a $34,500 revision combining grant funds, sale of assets and budget savings to buy a side-by-side vehicle for Emergency Management, and accepted a $10,000 grant from NC Amateur Sports for ballfield supplies and improvements. The minutes also record acceptance of tax release and refund reports, charging the Cherokee County tax collector with collecting 2025 property taxes, and approval of late tax-exemption applications from Thomas J. Taylor III and Peter Rather.
All finance-related motions recorded in the minutes were approved unanimously; the minutes do not include line-item breakdowns for the school expenditures or the tax-release details.
